New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, March 11th 1873

companies the prOnts heretofore enjoyed
in the way of cheap excursions. The
companies appear to have determined to
make the most of the time afforded them
and all, as of one mind, seem to have de-
termined to give an excursion to the Ma
tional Capital. Hence excursion parties
have continued to arrive daily, until the
city is filed with strangers, and the ho-.
tel accommodations have been taxed to
their uttermost limit. It is estimated
that there are at the present time upward
of 1900 excursionists from the State of
New York in the city, while the State of
Ohio, Pennsylvania and the New England
States are well represented.
If President Cleveland were deter
mined to make himself as unpopular as
possible among the property owners and
business men of the District of Colum-
bia, especially among members of his
own party, he could in no way have more
effectually accomplished his object than
by the course which he has pursued
with reference to the appointment of a
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Co.
lumbia. The opposition to the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Trotter, the colored appointee
from Massachusetts, tc the Office seems
to be even more general among the De-
mocrats than among the Republicans.
After the Senate's action in twice rejec-
ing the nomination of Matthews upon the
ground that he was not resident of the
District, it was generally believed that in
the case of Mr.. Trotter, against whom
could be urged the same objection, the
Senate would repeat it's action. In view
of this fact, and the adverse report upon
the nomination, submitted to the Senate
by the District committee of the Senate,
the confirmation of the nomination by
theSenate npon the last day of the ses-
sion may be said to constitute the most
complete surprise of the recent session
of Congress. It is said that the change
of front by the Republican Senators, was
due to the statement made by the Sena-
tors from Massachusetts,, that rejection
of the nomination would result in loss
to the party of the entire colored vote of
the State.
The marble halls of the Capitol are
deserted. The 49th Congress has pas
sed into history Whatever may be said
of the quality of it's work, it is a fact
that no previous Congress has equaled it
has presented more measures, passed
more bills and had more bills vetoed
than any other Congress in the history
of the country. Among the important
bills passed by the present Congress are
the Interstate Commerce bill, the ,Elec-
toral Count bill; the Presidential Success
sion bill; Mexican Pension; granting
land in severalty to Indians; Canadian
Fishery retaliation bill, a bill repeating
the Tenure of OEice Act; and one for
the increase of the Navy.
Congress failed to revise the tariff and
| to reduce the War taxes, which are pour
ing S100,000,000 annually into the Trea-
sury in exess of the legitimate needs of
the government. It is this great sur
plus fund that has invited the rapacious
raids upon the Treasury that have been
made during the past four years, and the
past Congress was elected to prevent this
surplus accumulation by reducing taxes.
To continue this onerous and useless
taxation is neglect of duty so great as
to almost efface the good which the past
Congress has done.
The radical cure for such a state o1
affairs as was seen during the closing
hours of Congress cannot be found BY
simply putting a different Representative
at the head of the Committee on Appro
priations. Neither would it be cured BY
distributing all the appropriations among
separate committees. The real trouble
about our system of legislation is tha
there is no head upon whom the respon
sibility of failure can be visited Whel
Congress does not do its duty, or per
forms it's functions badly, it is only tn,
country that suffers. When good legis
lation is enacted the Country is benefit
ted, but the party and men whose eff
cient work has passed the bill are not re
warded. What we need is a Cabinet re
sponsible for legislation. A constitu
ional Amendment requiring members Q
, the Presidents Cabinet to be member
: of one or the other House of Congress
f would do more than any other measur
to bring order out of our legislativ
> chaos. This is the great reform whic
would bring the Executive and legisls
tive branches of our government int
harmony and facilitate the work Of bot
There is no new Cabinet Minister th
: year. The bill to create Department I
Agriculture and Labor failed to become
law, but such a guardian of the interes
mentioned is demanded, and the measu
!. will no doubt be matured next winte
It would seem, however, that such a d
partment should be called the Depar
ment of Industry, as that name would
inclusive and comprehensive, capable
sheltering all interests that yet need
representative IN the Presidents ofGci
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